as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituent
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
San Jose leaders, facing rising constituent pressure to clean their streets, want the county — traditionally focused on providing health services — to bear a bigger share of the cost of building shelter.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Robert E. Siegel, CNBC, 26 June 2025
But that plan has frustrated even some in their own party who say constituents and businesses are already using those credits and would be negatively affected if they are eliminated.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Modular means creating housing — either constituent parts or even entire units — in a factory, then fitting them together on site.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
San Jose leaders, facing rising constituent pressure to clean their streets, want the county — traditionally focused on providing health services — to bear a bigger share of the cost of building shelter.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Adjective
For example, Seth Bodnar, the President of the University of Montana, needs to balance a variety of constituents, from students to alumni to faculty to administrators to the government to employers and even the cities in which his campuses reside.
—Robert E. Siegel, CNBC, 26 June 2025
But that plan has frustrated even some in their own party who say constituents and businesses are already using those credits and would be negatively affected if they are eliminated.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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There's a new cake at Costco this summer – and members are raving about it.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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While a solution was put in place, Gastonia’s mayor, a city council member and local advocates say that having the cooling station outdoors is less than acceptable.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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And as Golosio and his team knew, an ANN designed around a multi-component working memory model could be a powerful tool for processing and creating human-like communication.—
Ben Thomas,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2015
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Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
20 Nov. 2012
Noun
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Depending on the material of the grates, keep them clean by soaking and scrubbing with a few household ingredients.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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First, the Pigment Processor Daily Brightening Serum ($115) targets dark spots and uneven skin tone with ingredients like kojic acid, known for its fast-acting brightening properties, but noticeable does make skin more sensitive to the sun.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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While the program itself is rigid, the individual rules offer some leeway.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Britt Lower, Adam Scott and Tramell Tillman were also nominated for their individual performances.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Lamont knows the futility of trying to please everyone, which may be one element of his success.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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The result will be an increase in preying on immigrants by the criminal element: robbery, protection scams, sweatshop labor and human trafficking, as the immigrant community withdraws from reliance on no-longer-safe court systems.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Wilt caused by environmental factors is the easiest to manage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Of course compensation matters to teachers, but other factors matter too, and reforms can be embraced that don’t require more from taxpayers.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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